Reading all of these posts, I’m worried people are hoping for a stereotypical flagship. Just like the V, we can sacrifice a few things (screen size, phone thickness, etc.) for other features. And more also isn’t better, some people don’t need the latest and greatest, they just want a great phone to meet their needs. It is great to go above and beyond, but not when it goes above and beyond our bank accounts. I love extra features, but some things I’d prefer to live without since I’m never going to use it and it’ll be a waste of money. As for what those features are, I talked about them in one of my last posts here.

I do think you’re right, but if Eve start off with good OIS it could eliminate the need for EIS, which is a hefty task for software devs. I’m sure with such ‘workarounds’, less time needs to be spent on software (for camera)?

OIS doesn’t make a great camera. Its the software which it uses. Just putting hardware (OIS) in the camera doesn’t really help if your camera algorithms are crap.

I’ll admit I haven’t looked too much into other phones’ prices vs. specs

I don’t know what the target price range should be. If you read my previous post, I talked about having a lot of storage. Its nice, but not necessary if there is a microSD slot on the phone, and there should be. As far as I know the OP5t doesn’t have one, so you are forced to buy a phone with a lot of storage. Why not buy a phone with 32 GB, maybe 64 GB for apps and use a 64 GB or higher SD card for music, photos and videos? That’s what I do, and prefer.

@kuu Nice design. This is similar to what I was thinking of, however without stereo front-facing speakers. Have you purposefully left these out, or is it just a mistake?

I like the placement of the Eve logo at the bottom of the back of the phone; it looks kinda neat !

Where should the sim tray + SD card slot go? I think it could go on the top, keeping it out of eyesight.

The problem is, all of the designs shown in previous posts look quite similar/identical to current flagship phones (I’m of course guilty of this myself).

Not having too much experience could potentially go wrong in too many places. In other words, I think we should all decide on a USP which would make the Eve team consider creating a smartphone in the first place.

Personally I would recommend two things for now
-ony one camerea which could be flipped so that one camera can be the front and rear too
-enhanced sound like iPhone (using simultaneously the earpice speaker and the default speaker

I want an insane super camera and a mega battery. Like not on any other smartphone level. Like legit camera level. Using camera tech. With a huge battery. Oled, bezelless, thicker for bigger battery. Speakers can be weak, but allow for speaker attachments that crank up sound and provide a dac. I really just want a nice camera.

The Google pixel 2, the current best phone on the market for camera quality, comes nowhere close to actual camera levels. Smartphones aren’t made to be a 100% replacement, and likely never will. Even asking Eve to get on Google’s level is probably asking too much.

You cannot think only about your preferences as if it will be in minority then it will not be feasible

Everyone’s opinion is valid. Whether their thoughts are good or bad is decided by everyone else, but if we don’t have their idea in the first place we won’t know if it’s good or bad. It might be the one key factor in making this a great product, who knows.

@unique_designer I didn’t include the stereo speakers since I don’t care too much for them. If we want them all I have to do is extend the ones I currently have. I put a slot on the side of the phone, which you can see on the left image where the sim and the SD cards where supposed to go. Other than that, any ideas on how to make my sketch (model, thing, whatever) more unique, and look less like the G6? Like I said I’m not an industrial designer, and in the past I did graphical design for a robotics team I was in even though I was software, it’s just fun to sketch things.

I thought that was a power/sleep button at first! Doesn’t that mean there’s no power button? And actually, at the moment we don’t know exactly what people want, but at the time of writing this there have been 14 voters…

Here’s a summary of what we (based on results) want:

Great battery. Actually lasts a day so that we can worry less about charging

Needs a high-end camera. V has no amazing cameras, so this should be the go-to device for photography

We want to be able to buy a new Eve phone every time it comes out! So it has to be cheap.

Reality is what it is. Everyone has dropped their phone at least once, maybe even cracked the screen a bit. But as users we shouldn’t have to fear dropping it at all!

On the other hand, we don’t need:

The fastest phone. Don’t get me wrong, it has to be a smooth experience, but too much isn’t necessary (not everyone’s a heavy gamer)

Waterproofing isn’t too important, as we don’t all swim with our phones everywhere

Wireless charging is not that good. It’s very slow and you can’t use your phone whilst it’s charging

Most people don’t mind a camera bump too much, but it still can’t be too big

People are split on:

Screen:body ratio. Should we follow the trend?

Thicker but better specs. Would you mind a few mm extra?

My personal favourites:

More SD support. Apps stay on main storage, but others go on SD Card. People who want more storage can buy more, and space inside the phone can be used for battery (no. 1 on list). Switching to a new phone would much faster as well

Continuity. Apple does it the best, Google is trying with Pixel & Pixelbook. What if we do the same with Eve V & their phone? For example, shared clipboard, or user could link desktop app to mobile app for a Handoff-like flow

Dedicated button. Simply a widget & suggestions page, which changes based on where you are (i.e. Home or Work or Transit).

Make this thing a portable speaker! This is for all music lovers. Make it loud and clear, master the base and it will be awesome!